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Life in Lainya gradually returning to calm days of old
The people of Lainya County are gradually returning to their homes. Clashes, in early July, between the national army and other armed groups had driven them into out-skirting bush land seeking shelter and safety for the past two months.
Mingkaman hosts a tripartite peace conference
The states of Eastern Lakes, Terkeka and Jonglei in a move to halt road ambushes and cattle rustling, held a three day peace conference at Mingkaman. The forum started on 26 and ended on 28 September 2016, supported by VISTAS.
CAD supports counseling and conflict management workshop in Yirol
The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek with support from UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) has held a three-day training for thirty teachers in Yirol town. Participants were briefed on peer counseling and on how to manage conflicts, traumas and cases of indiscipline at school.
Radio drama to promote peace and national identity
A group of artistic, peace-loving South Sudanese has recently embarked on spreading messages of peace, unity and national identity using a new radio drama series called Soil and Fire.
Government promises more schools and teachers
The high number of children out of school has prompted the South Sudanese government to act.
UNMISS constructing a sewage dump site in Bor
A small skip for humankind, a big leap and a sewage dump site for the citizens of Bor and Greater Jonglei. That’s an accurate description of the hole currently being dug by UNMISS and its Republic of Korea Horizontal Military Engineering Company (ROK-HMEC).
Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan: Return to a Troubled Region
One highly anticipated parallel event of the high-level week of the General Assembly this year was the
Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu
‘Addressing impunity on sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan’
Eugene OwusuDeputy Special Representative of the Secretary GeneralUN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator andUNDP Resident Representative
Imotong Children for Peace in Torit use song and drama to pass Peace messages
The Imotong State Children for Peace Group employed songs and drama to share messages of peace during a rally organized by the State Peace Commission with support from UNMISS. The event was held in Torit Freedom Square to celebrate the International Day of Peace 2016.
UNMISS organizes program on human rights awareness and peace building in Rumbek
In order to understand the similarities between human rights and peace, the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division in partnership with the mission’s Human Rights Division, organized an awareness meeting with community leaders to revisit resolutions of previous peace accords and see how they relate to huma